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Canada vocabulary
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Term | Definition |
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Provincas | are administrative units similar to states |
territories | are lands administered by the national government |
coiferuos | evergreen trees produce cones that hold seeds and have needles instead of leaves |
deciduos | trees shed their leaves autumn |
shield | is a large area of relatively flat land |
comprised | to make up |
archipelago | is a group of islands |
tundra | is a flat treeless plain with permanently frozen ground |
fishery | is an area where fish come to feed in huge numbers |
access | a way to reach a distant area |
occupy | settle in a place |
eventually | at a later time |
migrate | to move to an area to settle |
aboriginal | native people |
metis | are children of french and native peoples |
transcontinental | or continent-crossing |
granary | is building used to store harvested grain |
via | on the way through |
metropolitan area | is a city and its surrounding suburbs |
bilingual | it has two official languages |
peacekeping | is sending trained members of the military to a crisis spot to maintain peace and order |
separatist | are those who want to break away from control by a dominant group |
autonomy | or self-government |
acid rain | is produced when chemicals from air pollution combine with precipatation |